Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday, July 25

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday (times GMT): DOPING Russia escapes IOC blanket ban for Rio Olympics We bring you the latest developments after the International Olympic Committee rejected calls for Russia to be banned from next month's Rio Olympics over the nation's doping record. (SPORT-DOPING/RUSSIA, expect throughout) RIO OLYMPICS PREVIEWS Olympic hoodoo still haunts hosts Brazil SAO PAULO - The Olympic soccer gold medal is the only international title Brazil have not won and they are desperate to finally break that hoodoo in front of their own fans next month. (OLYMPICS-RIO-SOCCER/BRAZIL (PIX), moved, by Andrew Downie, 600 words) Refugees primed to pump up Games feel-good factor BERLIN - A team of refugees, hand-picked by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), is expected to hog the Rio spotlight from the very first day when they march as an independent team into the Olympic stadium just before hosts Brazil at the opening ceremony on Aug. 5. (OLYMPICS-RIO-REFUGEES/ (PIX), moved, by Karolos Grohmann, 545 words) Paddler Florence accepts mission to win double gold LONDON - British canoe slalomist David Florence never got to blast off into space but the 33-year-old Scot will try to go where no Olympic paddler has gone before by winning the C1 and C2 gold medals at the Rio Games. (OLYMPICS-RIO-CANOEING/FLORENCE, moved, by Martyn Herman, 700 words) Bitter London lesson drives Yadav on path to Rio NEW DELHI - Vikas Krishan Yadav has learned from the bitterest experience that he can leave nothing to chance in the Olympic ring and it is a lesson the Indian boxer will carry with him to the Rio Games. (OLYMPICS-RIO/BOXING-INDIA (INTERVIEW, PIX), moved, by Amlan Chakraborty, 600 words) Sprint queen Meares on track for more Rio glory MELBOURNE - The turn of the Olympic cycle has ushered in a new generation of riders plotting to overthrow track queen Anna Meares but the seasoned Australian is confident of being in top gear to defend her sprint title at the Rio de Janeiro Games. (OLYMPICS-RIO-CYCLING/MEARES (INTERVIEW), moved, by Ian Ransom, 600 words) Trailblazer Mills taps heartland for Rio inspiration MELBOURNE - Basketballer Patty Mills will don the green and gold of Australia at the Rio de Janeiro Games but gained inspiration for his third Olympics in the red dust of his country's vast, empty heartland. (OLYMPICS-RIO-BASKETBALL/MILLS (INTERVIEW, PIX), moved, by Ian Ransom, 800 words) The easiest thing to win at Rio Games? A ticket NEW YORK - Over the past few weeks, one U.S. marketing executive's phone has been ringing hot with offers that many sports fans could only dream of: an all-expenses-paid trip to watch the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro next month. (OLYMPICS-RIO/TICKETS (PIX), moved, by Joshua Schneyer, 800 words) Oerter, not Phelps is the greatest Olympian, says historian Olympic historian Bill Mallon explains why he considers discus thrower Al Oerter, not swimmer Michael Phelps, to be the greatest ever Olympian. (OLYMPICS-GREATEST/MALLON, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, by Andrew Both, 370 words) GOLF PGA Championship (to 31) SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, New Jersey - We continue our build up to the final major of the year at Baltusrol Golf Club where world number one Jason Day will defend his title at the PGA Championship starting on Thursday. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, by Larry Fine, 500 words) SOCCER We will bring you all the latest team and transfer news from across the European leagues ahead of the new season. (SOCCER-COUNTRY-TEAM/, expect throughout) CRICKET England v Pakistan, second test, Manchester Pakistan wobbling as Anderson strikes for England MANCHESTER, England - England seamer James Anderson left Pakistan wobbling on 47 for two at lunch on the fourth day as the visitors began the daunting task of trying to avoid defeat in the second test at Old Trafford. (CRICKET-ENGLAND/, moved, 235 words) BASEBALL Arrieta goes for 13th win as Cubs face White Sox Right-hander Jake Arrieta (12-4) is scheduled to start for the Chicago Cubs while right-hander Miguel Gonzales (2-5) is expected to take the mound for the Chicago White Sox as the Windy City rivals meet in the first of a four-game interleague series, one of 11 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0600 GMT/2 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 700 words) NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0001 GMT/8:01 PM ET, 500 words) (Europe desk editor: Ed Osmond)